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I saw something that was alarming to me on Sportscenter yesterday evening. You may have noticed that there was a shoving match between Mo Williams and Shelden Williams in the Cavs preseason game with the Celtics on Wednesday night. But what you may not have noticed or not known is that Shelden Williams is married to Candace Parker. Candace Parker is Anthony Parker’s sister.

Why that matters is that when you watch the clip you see Sheldon take a cheap shot at Mo.  Mo Williams gives him one of those arm checks that says “check it bitch, don’t play me” commanding the respect he deserves. Then Shelden (listed at 6′9″ 206 lbs) shoves Mo (6′1″ 185lbs)….

This is where I have a real concern with what happens.  Daniel “Boobie” Gibson jumps in and prepares to “represent” all things wine and gold and shoves Shelden forcefully.  Lebron gets in the mix and sticks up for his teammate and fellow All-Star.  That is the team mentality and grittiness that I have been waiting to see from our Cavs, however, Anthony Parker can be seen in the background with a confused look on his face.  I am not sure how it came to be that Boobie is the enforcer of the team

Parker is new to the team and may not know how we roll, but he needs to figure it out! You don’t let your starting point guard get punked like that.  All of our other starters have been know to throw their two cents in when it becomes necessary.  Brother-in-law or not, Parker needs to toughen up out there!

Anthony’s length and athleticism may make him and ideal fit for a starting position at the 2 guard.  However, remember that Delonte ”Wild Wild” West is waiting to take his spot back.  Nobody doubts his “gangstaness”.  Have you ever seen the movie “The Last Boyscout?”  Remeber the beginning of the movie when the guy pulls a gun on the football field and blasts a guy?  We know Delonte is a “shooting guard”.  Parker just needs to know who’s team he is on.

Message to Anthony Parker; “Next time somebody checks a leader of the team, please come up with something more convincing than a dazed look that says”,  ”is the guy thats banging my sister going to beat my ass?”

Not mad at you but we need more intestinal fortitude than what we saw last night!

Go Cavs!!

Lee Pozek  ”Super Fan”

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